Tiger Milk Mushroom

Biohacker Review: I had to try it because its funny name made me smirk

In the chilly early days of January this year, I started taking capsuled Tiger Milk Mushroom. It's the newest edition to my stack of wintertime immune enhancers; Turkey Tail, Vitamin D3, and Methylene Blue. Experientially, I don't have much to report about it other than the fact that I haven't gotten even a bit ill this winter.

Scientific overview

Tiger Milk is another adaptogenic mushroom, a traditional medicine used since time immemorial in Malaysia. It is traditionally used to treat inflammation triggered symptoms and illnesses such as cough, fever and asthma, according to a Malaysian paper. There are 21 human scientific papers published in the past decade on this mushroom, which I'll summarize here.

It's a respiratory and immune health hack according to a 2021 study that administered 300 milligrams to 50 Malaysians for three months. Making it a good choice for better breathing while keeping illness at bay during the winter months. From the study abstract:

Collectively, our findings suggested that [Tiger Milk Mushroom] supplementation effectively improves respiratory health, immunity and antioxidant status.

Other Malaysian studies highlight its anti-cancer potential, its nutraceutical constituents fight tumor growth. From a 2023 in vitro study...

Based on the findings of our investigation, both the rhinoprolycan fraction and crude sclerotial powder from L. rhinocerus TM02® demonstrated tumor suppressive effects, indicating that they contain substances with strong anticancer potential.

Anecdotal evidence

inverted333 reported

Taking 3 capsules of Tiger Milk per day so far (will test 4), and it significantly improved my thought processing speed, speech eloquence, social acuity, and attenuated anxiety. A lot of background anxiety I usually have went away as of now. Not saying it will stay that way, but I'll continue testing long-term.

Acceptable_Cheek_727 describes it as a "clarity hack"

I’ve taken roughly 20 capsules. I’ve taken nearly everything nootropic depot has on their website and I was pleasantly surprised with this product. Gives you clarity of mind and improves mood.

Pretty-Chill is a big fan of it

I'm a huge fan of the unique focus, verbal fluency, and memory-promoting effects I am getting from the tiger milk, especially combined with the unique respiratory benefits. It's currently the only mushroom in my stack, and I plan to keep it there for the foreseeable future. I've always had issues perfectly meshing a mushroom into my stack, with the ultra-potent red reishi coming the closest. However, after some time, it was perhaps just a touch too calming with some of the other components in my stack. The tiger milk mushroom almost seems like it was made for my stack though!

Patrik K. in Sweden

I have only been using it for four days but can feel a slight improvement in my lungs.

And several Nootropics enthusiasts suggest stacking it with Lion's Mane mushroom.

Lion's Mane

Category: Nootropic Ingredients

LiGNO TM02®

Is a patented version of Tiger Milk mushroom, about which you can find a handful of papers and studies on PubMed. As a Biohacker, I like patented ingredient supplements like this, it's a good sign that it's pure and manufactured to high standards. Purity is especially a concern with medicinal mushrooms as mushrooms tend to soak up what's in the environment around them - you really don't want to consume mushrooms grown in toxic factory farms!

We got this from Vita Nuova, based in France, serving European Biohackers.

The manager of Vita Nuova is a very knowledgeable, friendly, and helpful lady who responds to emails surprisingly fast. The wait time for shipping to us here in Bulgaria was less than 10 days, not bad!

But, I don't think I'd reorder Tiger Milk because it had negligible effects for me and there are much more scientifically studied medicinal mushrooms out there that appeal more to me as a Biohacker. Here's a fun idea; Tiger Milk might make a good gag gift at (I don't know...) a bachelor party or your buddy's birthday as its name will no doubt inspire raucous adolescent jokes!

Tiger Milk Mushroom, also known as “Cendawan Susu Rimau”, is a type of mushroom native to Southeast Asia. It has been used in traditional medicine for centuries and has recently gained attention for its potential health benefits and is thought to be particularly beneficial for cognitive and respiratory health.

From vita-nuova.com